diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0867132..24f04f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ plugin {
       # render the window title on the bar
       render_text = <bool> # default: true
 
+      # center the window title
+      text_center = <bool> # default: false
+
       # font to render the window title with
       text_font = <string> # default: Sans
 
diff --git a/src/TabGroup.cpp b/src/TabGroup.cpp
index 217b88e..7888984 100644
--- a/src/TabGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/TabGroup.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void Hy3TabBarEntry::prepareTexture(float scale, CBox& box) {
 	// clang-format off
 	static const auto* s_rounding = &HyprlandAPI::getConfigValue(PHANDLE, "plugin:hy3:tabs:rounding")->intValue;
 	static const auto* render_text = &HyprlandAPI::getConfigValue(PHANDLE, "plugin:hy3:tabs:render_text")->intValue;
+	static const auto* text_center = &HyprlandAPI::getConfigValue(PHANDLE, "plugin:hy3:tabs:text_center")->intValue;
 	static const auto* text_font = &HyprlandAPI::getConfigValue(PHANDLE, "plugin:hy3:tabs:text_font")->strValue;
 	static const auto* text_height = &HyprlandAPI::getConfigValue(PHANDLE, "plugin:hy3:tabs:text_height")->intValue;
 	static const auto* text_padding = &HyprlandAPI::getConfigValue(PHANDLE, "plugin:hy3:tabs:text_padding")->intValue;
@@ -224,6 +225,9 @@ void Hy3TabBarEntry::prepareTexture(float scale, CBox& box) {
 			PangoLayout* layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(cairo);
 			pango_layout_set_text(layout, this->window_title.c_str(), -1);
 
+			if (*text_center)
+				pango_layout_set_alignment(layout, PANGO_ALIGN_CENTER);
+
 			PangoFontDescription* font_desc = pango_font_description_from_string(text_font->c_str());
 			pango_font_description_set_size(font_desc, *text_height * scale * PANGO_SCALE);
 			pango_layout_set_font_description(layout, font_desc);
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b0820f4..aebe592 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ APICALL EXPORT PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_INFO PLUGIN_INIT(HANDLE handle) {
 	CONF("tabs:from_top", int, 0);
 	CONF("tabs:rounding", int, 3);
 	CONF("tabs:render_text", int, 1);
+	CONF("tabs:text_center", int, 0);
 	CONF("tabs:text_font", str, "Sans");
 	CONF("tabs:text_height", int, 8);
 	CONF("tabs:text_padding", int, 3);